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repo-story-time

Generates repository summaries and narrative stories from git commit history analysis.

1|1|Updated Jan 29, 2026
Search Tags:#git#documentation#markdown#storytelling#commit history#repository analysis#codebase onboarding
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ultraviollettnympho/transit-ticket --skill repo-story-time-ultraviollettnympho
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: repo-story-time
Source: https://github.com/ultraviollettnympho/transit-ticket/tree/main/.github/skills/repo-story-time
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ultraviollettnympho/transit-ticket --skill repo-story-time-ultraviollettnympho

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Understanding a repository's purpose, architecture, and development history requires manually digging through files and git logs, which is time-consuming and often misses the human patterns behind the code. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Technical Repository Summary: Produces a REPOSITORY_SUMMARY.md covering purpose, architecture, key components, technologies, and data flow. - Commit History Narrative: Generates THE_STORY_OF_THIS_REPO.md with contributor profiles, seasonal activity patterns, and major development themes derived from git log analysis. - Systematic Git Analysis: Executes structured git commands for commit counts, contributor statistics, activity patterns, and change frequency to ground all claims in evidence. - Use Case: When onboarding onto an unfamiliar codebase, run this Skill to receive both a technical architecture overview and a narrative explaining who built what, when, and why. ## Quick Start Analyze this repository and create the REPOSITORY_SUMMARY.md and THE_STORY_OF_THIS_REPO.md files in the repository root.

Frequently Asked Questions about repo-story-time

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate a summary of a git repository?▼

Run this Skill on the target repository and it explores the file structure, analyzes git history, and writes REPOSITORY_SUMMARY.md covering purpose, architecture, components, and technologies directly into the repository root.

How to analyze git commit history for contributor patterns?▼

The Skill executes git shortlog, git log with date filters, and merge analysis to identify top contributors, monthly activity patterns, and collaboration trends over the past year, then presents findings in THE_STORY_OF_THIS_REPO.md.

What output files does the repository analysis create?▼

It creates two markdown files in the repository root: REPOSITORY_SUMMARY.md for technical architecture and THE_STORY_OF_THIS_REPO.md for the narrative history of contributors, seasons, and development themes.

Does repository story analysis work on repos with little commit history?▼

Analysis quality depends on available git data. Repositories with few commits or a single contributor yield limited narrative material, though the technical summary of architecture and components still works from file exploration.

What git commands are used for commit history analysis?▼

The Skill runs git rev-list for commit counts, git shortlog for contributor rankings, git log with date formatting for monthly activity, and grep-filtered logs for change type classification such as features and fixes.

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